North Reading Hornets (North Reading, MA) boosters exited the stadium pleased Friday as they witnessed their soccer team get by the host Rockport Vikings (Rockport, MA), 2-1 in a league test.

The Hornets (7-1) will now prepare for their outing against Pentucket Regional (West Newbury, MA). The go into the Cape Ann outing with a 5-3 record. In their last outing, Pentucket Regional got by Haverhill (Haverhill, MA), 2-0, in a non-league outing.

Next up, the Vikings confront the Manchester Essex Hornets (Manchester, MA) in a Cape Ann bout, on Tuesday, September 30. Rockport will attempt to improve on its 4-2 season record. The Hornets go into the bout with a 2-5 record after their 3-2 league loss to Hamilton-Wenham Regional (South Hamilton, MA).